ApproveThis manages your Rise Integration approvals.

When Approval Meets Education

Let's get real: training programs are messy. Between course approvals, enrollment bottlenecks, and compliance checks, most companies' learning systems resemble a high school group project more than a professional operation. That's where ApproveThis and Rise come in - like a power couple that actually works.

ApproveThis isn't just another rubber stamp tool. It's the traffic controller for your decision-making processes. Rise isn't just another LMS - it's where good training content goes to actually get used. Combine them through Zapier, and you've got something that cuts through the bureaucracy without losing control.

Why This Combo Doesn't Suck

Most integrations promise efficiency but deliver extra complexity. This one's different. Rise handles the creation and delivery of training content. ApproveThis handles the gatekeeping. Together through Zapier, they automate the bullshit that makes people hate corporate training programs.

Here's the kicker: ApproveThis approvers don't need Rise licenses. That means your external SMEs, clients, or execs can greenlight courses without getting stuck in your LMS. No more "I can't approve the compliance training because IT won't give Susan from Legal system access."

Real Workflows That Don't Waste Time

1. Course Publishing That Doesn't Require 17 Emails

Scenario: Your instructional designer finishes a new cybersecurity course in Rise. Instead of chasing down signatures via email, Zapier automatically kicks off an approval chain in ApproveTheis. The CISO gets first look, then Legal, then Comms - in order. If Legal takes more than 48 hours? The system escalates to their second-in-command automatically.

Who cares? Tech companies rolling out product certifications, healthcare orgs updating compliance training, anyone who's ever missed a regulatory deadline because Karen from Compliance was on vacation.

2. Enrollment Approvals That Actually Work

Problem: Your sales team keeps enrolling in advanced technical courses they're not ready for. Solution: When someone enrolls in Rise, ApproveThis checks their completion history and manager approval status automatically. Sales rep tries to jump into "Cloud Architecture Deep Dive"? Triggers a manager approval request with completion prerequisites right in the flow.

Real for: Manufacturing companies with safety certifications, consultancies managing partner training requirements, any org tired of wasted seat licenses.

3. Post-Training Follow-Up That Happens

Here's one most companies miss: When a learner completes a Rise course, ApproveThis automatically starts the feedback and evaluation process. Managers get nudged to schedule coaching sessions. L&D gets structured feedback without chasing people down. Certifications get issued only after post-course assessments are approved.

Matters for: Financial services needing audit trails, pharma companies managing credentialing, any team that's measured on actual competency vs. just completion rates.

Setting This Up Without Losing Your Mind

1. Connect the Pipes: Create a Zapier account if you don't have one (which you probably do). Link Rise and ApproveThis - takes about 3 minutes per system.

2. Pick Your Battle: Start with one workflow. The course approval process is usually the biggest pain point. Map which Rise event (course submission) triggers which ApproveThis action (multi-step approval chain).

3. Test Like You Mean It: Send a test course through. ApproveThis should catch it, route it, and report back to Rise. Tweak the logic if needed - maybe add a conditional approval threshold for SME reviews under $5k budget impact.

4. Scale the Suckers: Once one workflow runs smooth, clone the pattern for enrollments, completions, and content updates. Use ApproveThis' calculated fields to auto-approve recertifications under certain scores.

Where Different Teams Actually Benefit

L&D Teams

Finally prove ROI on training programs. When every course publication, enrollment, and completion ties directly to approval data, you can show how faster approvals increase course utilization. Plus, automated follow-ups mean actual behavior change metrics instead of just completion percentages.

Compliance Officers

Sleep better knowing that mandatory trainings can't go live without proper sign-offs. The audit trail in ApproveThis shows exactly who approved what version of a course - crucial for regulated industries. Escalation rules mean you're not the bad guy when approvals stall.

IT Managers

Fewer access requests because external approvers don't need Rise licenses. Vacation delegation in ApproveThis means no more emergency access tickets when approvers are OOO. Plus, centralized logs of all training-related approvals simplify SOX audits.

Department Heads

Get visibility into team competencies without micromanaging. When course completions automatically trigger certification approvals, you see real-time dashboards of who's actually qualified for what. No more spreadsheet gymnastics.

Features You'll Actually Use

Beyond the basic approvals, here's where ApproveThis adds teeth to Rise:

• Approval Thresholds: Auto-approve routine course updates under certain criteria (like no content changes to regulated sections)
• Calculated Fields: Automatically flag courses that haven't been updated in X days for mandatory review

And Rise brings the context ApproveThis needs - course metadata, enrollment numbers, and completion data that makes approval decisions actually informed.

When to Think Twice

This isn't magic fairy dust. If your approval processes are fundamentally broken (think: "everything needs 15 signatures because we don't trust anyone"), automation will just break things faster. Clean up your governance first. Also, don't try to boil the ocean - start with one high-impact workflow before connecting everything.

Make It Work For You

The combo works because it respects how people actually work. Instructional designers stay in Rise. Approvers stay in email or their existing tools. Managers get updates in Slack. No one gets another damn login.

Ready to stop herding cats? Book a demo to see how ApproveThis+Rise handles your ugliest approval scenario. Or start a free trial and connect your first workflow in under an hour. Either way, your current process probably can't get worse.